In the wake of Ukraine’s national final, Mika Newton made it clear that she didn’t want to sing “Angel” at Eurovision. But officials told her to suck it up—she won…
At the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, Russia’s Dima Bilan and Ukraine’s Ani Lorak finished one-two. They may have duked it out on stage in Belgrade, but they’ve re-united on friendlier…
Oops. They did it again. For the second year running, Ukraine will hold a “do-over” after accusations of vote rigging marred the victory of 24-year old Mika Newton.
Choose a bad egg, and you’ll end up with yolk all over your crotch. It’s a lesson that officials at NTU, Ukraine’s national broadcaster, learned all too well while selecting…
If you choose a bad egg, you end up with yolk all over your crotch. It’s a lesson officials at NTU, the national broadcaster of the Ukraine, have learned all…
The Ukraine chose its Eurovision representative for a second time tonight, overturning the results of a previous internal selection that had Vasyl Lazarovich heading to Norway. Twenty-three-year old Alyosha will…
The Orange Revolution that gripped Ukraine in 2004 pales in comparison to the upheaval unfolding this evening in Kyiv. For reasons still undisclosed, NTU—Ukraine’s public broadcaster—has stripped Vasyl Lazarovich of…
Vasyl Lazarovich must think he’s a cassanova. Why else would he sing the saccharine ballad I Love You? Its overly sentimental-maudlin-mawkish lyrics include such doozies as: “You, so beautiful to…
Ukrainian broadcaster NTU has announced that Vasyl Lazarovich will represent the Ukraine in Oslo. The selection of a baritone singer known for subtlety and understatement is a remarkable departure for…
Read the lyrics to Svetlana Loboda’s “Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl)” — Ukraine’s entry at Eurovision 2009. She finished 12th in the final with 76 points.